C. Gockel's Blog, page 121
May 20, 2014
May 19, 2014
If I Have One Piece of Advice for Someone Who Wants to Publish a Novel
It would be, have some people read it—preferably at least six. If no one wants to read it, you realize you have major problems. Actually, scratch that. Even if you have six people who want to read it, who really like it, you still have major problems. Every book does.
Don’t have an established fanbase to draw on? I’ve heard good things about Critique Circle. You create an account and earn credits by critiquing other people’s work.
May 17, 2014
I Wouldn't Mind Anonymous Asks...
But I’m afraid to put out the offer, ‘cause you know, no one will want to ask me anything, and then I’ll feel lame.
Yay! Someone asked a question!
Thank you anon!
Do you listen to music when you write and if so what? If not, why?
I usually start off with one song that fits my mood. I play it maybe once or twice, and then don’t listen to music. I find music too distracting and write much faster without it.
Yesterday I was listening to “Monster” by Eminem.
May 16, 2014
I Wouldn't Mind Anonymous Asks...
But I’m afraid to put out the offer, ‘cause you know, no one will want to ask me anything, and then I’ll feel lame.
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Such a shame I couldn’t get this under 1mb when 500px...
Such a shame I couldn’t get this under 1mb when 500px wide… Sorry for bad quality on your dashboard.
See how I change my mind mid picture? Yeah? Yeah…
There has to be a word for when you do things that are so horrible to your characters you have a...
There has to be a word for when you do things that are so horrible to your characters you have a hard time writing them.
May 15, 2014
I was wondering if you've read Runemarks by Joanne Harris? If not, you should give it a look! I found the main character very intelligent and relatable and I feel like the descriptions of the gods were pretty accurate most of the time. I think you might en
Hi Dragonsnax,
Thank you for the recommendation! Runemarks and The Gospel of Loki are on my reading list — but I won’t touch them until after the I Bring the Fire series is done. Ditto for Loki by Mike Vaisch (though I have purchased it—have to support my fellow authors). I am reading Christophor Moore’s Coyote Blue at the moment… but only because it’s about another trickster. I’ve also read Alydia Rackham’s Baldur’s Tears; I’m familiar enough with her work to know her interpretation will be very different from my own.
I’m afraid of too much cross pollination, so I’ve been sticking to non-fiction retelling of the myths. This way, if I’m too “derivative”, I can honestly say it was an accident. :-P
I was wondering if you've read Runemarks by Joanne Harris? If not, you should give it a look! I found the main character very intelligent and relatable and I feel like the descriptions of the gods were pretty accurate most of the time. I think you might en
Hi Dragonsnax,
Thank you for the recommendation! Runemarks and The Gospel of Loki are on my reading list — but I won’t touch them until after the I Bring the Fire series is done. Ditto for Loki by Mike Vaisch (though I have purchased it—have to support my fellow authors). I am reading Christophor Moore’s Coyote Blue at the moment… but only because it’s about another trickster. I’ve also read Alydia Rackham’s Baldur’s Tears; I’m familiar enough with her work to know her interpretation will be very different from my own.
I’m afraid of too much cross pollination, so I’ve been sticking to non-fiction retelling of the myths. This way, if I’m too “derivative”, I can honestly say it was an accident. :-P
